Budget woes may force Connecticut state parks to close

The last time the state closed its parks to save money was during former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker's administration, but the state's current budget situation had environmentalists concerned the state's current budget woes may force lawmakers to consider it.

At the annual Connecticut League of Conservation Voters meeting this week, state Sen. Ed Meyer, D-Branford, expressed concern that closing state parks would be on the table next year as the state stares down a two-year $2.2 billion deficit.

"There are people who are talking in this economically difficult time about closing state parks," Meyer said. "That would be a grave mistake."